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This course examines the relationship between environment, occupations, and context on occupational performance. Students will be able to define key concepts and theoretical models influencing occupational engagement across the lifespan.

This course addresses cultural competency and advocacy skills in order to facilitate occupational therapy services for underserved populations. Students develop awareness of diversity factors and social determinants of health that impede access to health services for individuals, populations, and societies. Students will gain knowledge in multiple methods of advocacy including grant writing, information systems, health and public policy, political activism, professional networks, and social change initiatives.

Students implement the previously designed evidence-based project during this course. The overall goal of advancing the occupational therapy body of knowledge and scholarly dissemination of the information is emphasized. Elements of the project include strategy implementation, outcomes evaluation, and presentation of the final product. The project has written objectives and assessment measures approved by the faculty advisor.